The veteran's service-connected facial scars and body dysmorphic disorder with major depression are shown to be productive of a disability picture that more nearly approximates that of the veteran being rendered unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus meeting the criteria for TDIU benefits.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's service-connected disabilities (facial scars and body dysmorphic disorder with major depression) have resulted in significant occupational impairment, leading to unemployability.
- Claimed conditions
- facial scars, body dysmorphic disorder with major depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0607311
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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